A 70k bet that I can't make a 50% gain in 2009

[puddles]

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101102/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101102/nue.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101102/anf.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101102/x.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101102/mhs.png">

9:52

(2min play)
LONG NUE 39.09
STOP 38.99
TGT 39.29

- SPY gaps up but rangy
- NUE shows some clear strength
- out -0.1

9:59

(2min play)
SHORT ANF 41.56
STOP 41.64

- Gap and Crap
- Tons of weakness from the open
- out -0.09

10:09

LONG X 45.01
STOP 44.82

- Gap and go from the open
- Long the break of the round #
- out -0.22

15:14

LONG MHS 58.06
STOP 57.88
TGT 58.42

- Smooth strength through the day
- Got to .30, moved stop to .99
- out -0.07

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/11/02/2010-11-02-trades/

 

[puddles]

Been running cold and I was expecting us to be choppy going into the 2:15 news.. I've been trading very small size today thank god.

9:38

SHORT RIG 63.41
StoP 63.61
TGT 63.01

out -0.18

9:43

SHORT NEM 59.09
STOP 59.28
TGT 58.71

out -0.2

9:46

LONG JPM 37.28
STOP 37.21
TGT 37.42

out -0.08

geezy where is you?!

 

[puddles]

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101103/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101103/rig.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101103/nem.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101103/jpm.png">


All 2 min plays

9:38

SHORT RIG 63.41
STOP 63.61
TGT 63.01

- SPY gaps up and stays rangy
- Gap and crap
- Short below a bar
- out -0.18

9:43

SHORT NEM 59.09
STOP 59.28
TGT 58.71

- See above
- out -0.2

9:46

LONG JPM 37.28
STOP 37.21
TGT 37.42

- Gap and go
- out -0.08

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/11/03/2010-11-03-trades/

 

[puddles]

9:36

SHORT WYNN 108.79
STOP 109.05
TGT 108.25

out b/e, was 2c from stop.. ugghhh

9:48

LONG AMZN 171.51
STOP 171.25
TGT 172.00

out +0.47

9:50

SHORT AMGN 56.33
STOP 56.46
TGT 56.07

out -0.13

10:35

LONG SNDK 39.84
STOP 39.71
TGT 40.1

 

[puddles]

Quote from puddles:


10:35

LONG SNDK 39.84
STOP 39.71
TGT 40.1

out +0.25

 

[puddles]

11:19

LONG JCP 32.56
STOP 32.49
TGT 32.7

 

[puddles]

Quote from puddles:

11:19

LONG JCP 32.56
STOP 32.49
TGT 32.7

out -0.1 dirty slip on the stop

 

[puddles]

13:49

LONG GS 164.91
STOP 164.71
TGT 165.31

 

[puddles]

Quote from puddles:

13:49

LONG GS 164.91
STOP 164.71
TGT 165.31

out -0.28

11c from tgt straight to stop (7c of slip too)

 

[puddles]

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101104/spy.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101104/wynn.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101104/amzn.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101104/amgn.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101104/sndk.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101104/jcp.png">

<img src="http://puddles.humanfund.ca/20101104/gs.png">

9:36

(2min play)
SHORT WYNN 108.79
STOP 109.05
TGT 108.25

- One of the few stocks to gap down today
- Gap below the bar, use the top of the current bar as the stop
- out b/e, was 2c from stop.. ugghhh
- Kinda stupid to be shorting on a day with this much mojo

9:48

(2min play)
LONG AMZN 171.51
STOP 171.25
TGT 172.00

- Gap and go
- out +0.47

9:50

(2min play)
SHORT AMGN 56.33
STOP 56.46
TGT 56.07

- Downgraded, one of the few gap down stocks today
- out -0.13

10:35

LONG SNDK 39.84
STOP 39.71
TGT 40.1

- SPY pulls back a little after 10am
- SNDK not nearly as much, great intraday strength
- out +0.25

11:19

LONG JCP 32.56
STOP 32.49
TGT 32.7

- Same as SNDK, different result
- out -0.1

13:49

LONG GS 164.91
STOP 164.71
TGT 165.31

- going into this trade SPY was weakning up with some small legs down
- GS pushing the highs
- Got destroyed on the news even though it was positive for the sector, brutal
- out -0.28

http://puddles.humanfund.ca/wp/2010/11/04/2010-11-04-trades/